This is the hat Linda should have worn our our garden tour here in Charlottesville. . Linda Vater is every bit as nice a person as she seems on TV, I mean YouTube. She came through my garden last year— we had such a lovely visit. You can see it here on YouTube. She is the author of The Elegant and Edible Garden, and now the Garden Journal, You can get them both on Amazon, or follow the link below. OR— ask for them at your local book store and they will order them for you. You can buy here books here! Coffee Time! Please consider supporting Into the Garden with Leslie by buying me a cup ..read more

If you don’t know Susan Harris Just read this manifesto to get a feel for the Garden Rant culture. You need to start knowing her and the incredible blog that she helped start way back in 2006. Susan’s garden in full fall glory. Love me an Ansonia. GardenRant has many wonderful contributors, including my pals Marianne Willburn and Scott Beurlein. Susan is one of the originals, and she contributes with the same enthusiasm for for our favorite past time that she always has, but she mixes a healthy skepticism for trends and outdated beliefs that keeps her writing interesting and keeps her reade ..read more

You may be tracking… That writing blog posts isn’t my favorite pastime. But in our conversation, Marianne and I brought up enough helpful info that I want to share some of the goods with you. In rough “appearance” order… ~ Silk sock liners— it really is a thing, Marianne! They are comfy, your feet stay dry, and hikers wear them a lot, so yeah, my husband’s skiing family all had them in the 60’s and I ended up with a pair. As you can see at left, they made the travel team when we moved last summer (and oh so many items did not) but they are not the stuff of princess wardrobes that you imagined ..read more

Plant of the Episode Schizachyrium scoparium Little blue stem, which is so much easier to pronounce than the above botanical name, is one of my favorite ornamental grasses. I am a sucker for that glaucous blue. This one is ‘Blue Heaven’. Photo from Hoffman Nursery, . It’s a native, which makes me feel smug, but it is such a good looking and interesting plant. I could not resist this half price beauty. and would happily have paid the $5 for something scruffier. This new-to-me cultivar is called Smoke Signal, and though it looks almost red in the photo below, it was the purple-y smokey color th ..read more

She is an enthusiastic forager for mushrooms. I don’t even know what that is, but she makes it look fun! Don’t you just want to follow her? On socials AND into the woods. Tiffany Garner runs a gardening business out in the Pacific Northwest, but luckily for me as an easterner, I just have to get on Instagram to see her cute face and listen to the horticultural wisdom she shares Below are the various things we covered in our podcast conversation that you need to link to… ~ Her Instagram @QuickandDirtyGardens ~Her shop where you can find a NARF (neck scarf— she makes them!) ~ Her YouTub ..read more

106, Laura Boissonnault Here are some good links for Laura! Instagram Her website Her YouTube 107, Kathy Jentz Her Instagram Her book Groundcover Revolution Her Podcast Garden DC Coffee Time! Please consider supporting Into the Garden with Leslie by buying me a cup of coffee. OR! Becoming a member of I’m into the Garden too! I will send you some LH Gardens gear if you become a member! Sorry to be so LAME ..read more

Latest book and another on way, apparently! Jenny’s first book. First… Thanks for the likes and feedback about the blog. I get the impression that I should carry on, but perhaps not put hours into it— that seems like a legit path forward, dontcha think? Second All about Jenny Rose Carey— Her website… Her Instagram #1 @NorthViewGarden Her Instagram #2 @JennyRoseCarey She really really likes pink. And other fun things. Third Would you please help support the podcast by contributing to my Kofi fund? I would so appreciate it! Coffee Time! Please consider supporting Into the Garden wit ..read more

That I have not blogged for the last few episodes. Sorry! I am a bit distracted by the moving thing. If you would like to see more blog posts, could you please give this little ditty a “like” or even leave a message. Sometimes I think the blog posts/show notes are not widely read, and perhaps I had better spend that time in the garden?? I would love to know what you think. Thanks ..read more

Marianne looking charming and ready for travel. Scott looking like Scott. Here you have two people who always make me laugh. Marianne Willburn and Scott Beuelein can be serious about gardening but both enjoy the vagaries and challenges and FUN that it provides. Plus, they are excellent writers who make me think and who amuse me, not always in that order. Below are the various things we covered in our podcast conversation that you need to link to… ~GardenRant.com (Where you not only get these two, but LOTS of other great writing.) ~The Dear Gardener Series on GardenRant.com ~CAST, or the C ..read more

Kevin and Dragan work a 27 acre farm in King George, Virginia. The flower bar! Ready made bouquets. Kevin Graham and Dragan Kurbalija both grew up in the great outdoors, sort of. Kevin’s ‘mandatory fun’ was pitching in with his father’s landscaping company. Afterword, his siblings and he swore they would never own a plant that needed tending. Dragan grew up on a farm, but did not set out to be a farmer. These two gentlemen are not just casual about their pursuit— this is a full scale operation, with eggs, broiler chickens, produce, and of course, flowers. Their FaceBook page Their Instagram ..read more